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December 16, 2013
16
Dec'13
Nvidia delivers GPU grid to power Citrix virtual workstations
Nvidia has released vGPU grid technology for Citrix XenDeskop and Xenserver to support remote, hardware accelerated graphics processing.
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December 13, 2013
13
Dec'13
EE holds title for most complained about broadband
With more than double the average number of complaints, EE – previously Orange Broadband – has been named the most complained about broadband provider by Ofcom for the fifth consecutive quarter
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December 13, 2013
13
Dec'13
Avon drops SAP big bang transformation
Cosmetics giant Avon has halted its multi-year SAP rollout due to a poor return on investment.
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December 11, 2013
11
Dec'13
Government seeks deputy CTO
The government is seeking a deputy chief technology officer who will report to CTO Liam Maxwell
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December 11, 2013
11
Dec'13
Research reveals widespread mobile app hacking
The top 100 paid Android apps and 56% of the top 100 paid Apple iOS apps have been hacked, research has revealed
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December 11, 2013
11
Dec'13
NAO slams Universal Credit for not achieving value for money
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has failed to achieve value for money during the development of the Universal Credit IT system.
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December 11, 2013
11
Dec'13
Thirteen plead guilty to Anonymous DDoS attack on Paypal
Thirteen people have pleaded guilty to taking part in DDoS attacks on eBay’s Paypal, organised by the Anonymous hacker group in 2010
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December 11, 2013
11
Dec'13
Ransomware looks set to increase, warns Sophos
Cyber criminals are planning to produce new forms of ransomware on an unprecedented scale, according to IT security firm Sophos
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December 09, 2013
09
Dec'13
Case study: London Borough of Islington’s smart working journey
The London Borough of Islington is using technology to ensure its staff are as productive as possible travelling along a ‘smart working journey’
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December 09, 2013
09
Dec'13
DWP writes off £40m on Universal Credit but insists the IT is working
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is scrapping £40.1m of IT work on Universal Credit, and a further £91m will be written off over five years
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December 09, 2013
09
Dec'13
Over half of Indian CIOs to increase cloud budget
54.8% of Indian CIOs will increase their cloud computing budgets in 2014, with software as a service (SaaS) the most common
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December 09, 2013
09
Dec'13
Computer system failure delays hundreds of UK flights
Hundreds of flights at several UK airports were delayed or cancelled at the weekend because of a computer failure at National Air Traffic Services (NATS)
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December 06, 2013
06
Dec'13
Firm works with Google maps to provide fleet management software
Greater Anglia rail company will roll out a taxi booking app in 2014 developed by fleet management software provider TDispatch and powered by Google Maps
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December 06, 2013
06
Dec'13
Nokia Solutions Networks HR rejects best of breed for best of platform
Nokia Solutions and Networks has chosen a ‘best of platform’ approach for its global HR programme in the wake of a reduction in staff from around 80,000 to 50,000, consequent to a restructure in 2011
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December 06, 2013
06
Dec'13
Tech City: 27% of London job growth comes from technology
Over a quarter of the job growth in London comes from the technology and digital sector, according to Tech City Investment Organisation
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December 06, 2013
06
Dec'13
Chancellor George Osborne announces datacentre carbon tax break in Autumn Statement
George Osborne exempts datacentre operators from blanket carbon taxes in exchange for climate change agreements
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December 05, 2013
05
Dec'13
Government Digital Service no longer involved with Universal Credit IT development
The Government Digital Service ends direct involvement in the development of the “enhanced IT” for the Universal Credit sheme
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December 05, 2013
05
Dec'13
Skills and supporting businesses top Autumn Statement 2013 agenda
Supporting young businesses and fixing the skills gap was a recurring theme during today’s Autumn Statement in the House of Commons
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December 05, 2013
05
Dec'13
Automation key to balancing agility and security, says AlgoSec
Automated critical business application management enables a more agile business and enhances security, says security policy management firm AlgoSec
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December 05, 2013
05
Dec'13
700,000 benefit claimants miss out on Universal Credit deadline
The secretary for work and pensions has admitted the Universal Credit benefit scheme will miss its 2017 deadline
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December 05, 2013
05
Dec'13
UK citizen sues Microsoft over Prism private data leak to NSA
A court action brought in the UK will test Microsoft's legal right to disclose private data on UK citizens to US intelligence services
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December 04, 2013
04
Dec'13
Three begins 4G roll-out
The last of the UK’s major mobile operators to join the race, Three confirms it has started to roll-out its 4G network and will cover 98% of the population by the end of 2015
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December 04, 2013
04
Dec'13
Proof-of-concept malware jumps air gap with sound card
Researchers demonstrate proof-of-concept malware exfiltrating data using high-frequency transmissions inaudible to humans
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December 04, 2013
04
Dec'13
Microsoft changes its licensing terms
Microsoft is offering a single Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA) to simplify its volume licensing agreements. But what does it mean to SAM?
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December 04, 2013
04
Dec'13
EE connects 10 more locations to 4G
A further 10 towns and cities will go live today, with the mobile operator promising 19 more will get the faster mobile connectivity by Christmas
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December 04, 2013
04
Dec'13
Councils threatened with disconnection from PSN in escalating security row
A London council was hours away from being disconnected from the public sector network, in an row between central and local government over security compliance
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December 04, 2013
04
Dec'13
The Guardian denies Snowden stories damaged national security
Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger defends decision to publish stories on documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden
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December 04, 2013
04
Dec'13
UK proposes formal talks on cyber security with China
Prime minister David Cameron has called on China to be more open about cyber security
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December 03, 2013
03
Dec'13
Tech spend to increase in 2014 as executives explore big data
Over three-quarters of chief financial officers plan to increase technology investments in 2014
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December 03, 2013
03
Dec'13
BlackBerry CEO promises to ‘go back to enterprise roots’
As the mobile firm releases a BlackBerry Enterprise Service update, CEO John Chen promises to return to a corporate focus
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December 03, 2013
03
Dec'13
Microsoft invests in Ireland datacentre
Microsoft is expanding its Dublin datacentre with a €170m investment
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December 03, 2013
03
Dec'13
Virtualisation continues to drive European server purchases
TechTarget survey finds 97.3% of large organisations plan to expand their deployments in 2014, with consolidation the main driver
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December 03, 2013
03
Dec'13
Scabal moves to the cloud for storage flexibility
Clothing manufacturer Scabal is moving its entire IT infrastructure to Interoute’s cloud for flexibie storage
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December 03, 2013
03
Dec'13
Where is Satyam now? Well, it’s not Satyam for a start
Satyam, which was rescued from collapse in 2009, has plans for restoring its position as a top-tier Indian IT services provider
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November 29, 2013
29
Nov'13
Mobile business intelligence adoption slows, BARC BI survey finds
Mobile BI adoption is slowing and much vaunted social media analytics are little deployed, according to the latest BARC BI global survey
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November 29, 2013
29
Nov'13
IT budgets to rise by 3% in 2014 as companies step up spending on mobile
IT spending will increase by 3% in 2014, up from 1.8% last year. But shadow IT spending will add another 40% to technology budgets
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November 28, 2013
28
Nov'13
Securing company data biggest concern for Indian CIOs considering external cloud suppliers
Protecting company data is the biggest concern that Indian CIOs have when using an external supplier to provide cloud services, according to Techtarget research
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November 28, 2013
28
Nov'13
EU calls on US to rebuild trust in post-Snowden era
The EC has called on the US to provide guarantees to restore trust in the wake of spying revelations
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November 27, 2013
27
Nov'13
Banks must engage effectively with customers via Twitter
Retail banks must take advantage of social media to engage with customers, said digital banking experts.
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November 27, 2013
27
Nov'13
European Parliament closes Wi-Fi after man-in-the-middle attack
A number of mailboxes have been compromised and users’ smartphones could be at risk following a man-in-the-middle attack on the European Parliament’s public Wi-Fi
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November 27, 2013
27
Nov'13
Microsoft admits RT mistake
Microsoft has admitted that its RT operating system may have confused people, who expected full blown Windows.
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November 26, 2013
26
Nov'13
Argos brings O2 Wi-Fi to 735 stores
The retail giant is rolling out Wi-Fi to all its stores in time for the Christmas rush
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November 26, 2013
26
Nov'13
NCA changed UK cyber crime fighting, says NCCU head
The NCA has changed the UK law enforcement landscape, says Andy Archibald, head of the NCA’s National Cyber Crime Unit
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November 26, 2013
26
Nov'13
Janet6 ‘offers the future’ for research networking needs
Jisc takes back the network from a managed service provider to light up its own fibre and offer a future proofed service to researchers, universities, colleges and schools across the UK
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November 26, 2013
26
Nov'13
Government lays out 2014 cyber security agenda
The UK government has reiterated its commitment to addressing cyber security and laid out some plans for 2014 at the Cyber Security Summit 2013
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November 26, 2013
26
Nov'13
IT suppliers relaxed about contract visibility
IT and BPO suppliers Atos and Capita say they are relaxed about being more open about the often obscured details of large government contracts, as outsourcing giants are put under pressure by MPs to open up to public scrutiny
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November 26, 2013
26
Nov'13
The state of agile software development in the UK
Lately it is more surprising to hear that businesses are developing using a methodology other than agile, such is its widespread use
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November 26, 2013
26
Nov'13
How web giants are making datacentres lean and green
Facebook and eBay infrastructure chiefs outline their efficiency strategies at DatacenterDynamics Converged conference in London
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November 26, 2013
26
Nov'13
White hat Wi-Fi hacking shows vulnerability of business data
Whitehat hackers have shown that senstitive data can be sniffed easily from public Wi-Fi hotspots
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November 26, 2013
26
Nov'13
FTSE 350 firms complete cyber risk assessment
Most FTSE 350 companies put cyber risk on the board agenda, but many need to improve how they manage that risk